UPDATED REPORT: Slain bombing suspect had arrest record in Cambridge

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Apr 20, 2013 at 12:01 AMApr 20, 2013 at 8:17 PM

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who died early Friday morning following a shootout with police, was arrested in Cambridge in 2009, according to a report obtained by the Cambridge Chronicle.

Amy Saltzman/asaltzman@wickedlocal.com

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who died early Friday morning following a shootout with police, was arrested in Cambridge in 2009, according to a report obtained by the Cambridge Chronicle.

According to the report, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was 22 at the time and living at 410 Norfolk St., was arrested July 28, 2009, on the charges of aggravated domestic assault and battery.

The victim, identified as Tsarnaev’s girlfriend at the time by Cambridge Police, called 911 around 1:50 p.m. to report the incident. She was “hysterically crying” and reportedly told the dispatcher that Tsarnaev’s had “beat” her up.

Officers were dispatched to the Norfolk Street home, where upon arrival, officers found Tsarnaev and his girlfriend outside waiting with another Cambridge Police officer.

Tsarnaev had reportedly exited his motor vehicle to tell the arriving officer that his girlfriend is the one who called. Officers took Tsarnaev aside to speak with him, at which point he explained that his girlfriend was upset and yelling at him over another girl, according to the report. When asked if he had hit his girlfriend, Tsarnaev reportedly stated, “Yes, I slapped her.” Tsarnaev’s girlfriend told police that she was hit on the left side of her face, although police reported no visible marks.

Tsarnaev was placed under arrest for domestic assault and battery. The victim was advised of her rights and refused medical attention. Tsarnaev's case was dismissed in 2010, according to Stephanie Chelf Guyotte, communications director for the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev was Suspect 1 in the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, April 15. A native of the Chechnya region in Russia and part-time engineering student at Bunker Hill Community College, Tsarnaev had attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, where during his sophomore year he developed an interest in boxing.

Tsarnaev would later win the Rocky Marciano Trophy for being the New England Golden Gloves heavyweight champion in 2010, according to the Chronicle’s news partner WCVB.

Tsarnaev and his brother, 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, known as Suspect 2, moved to Massachusetts approximately a decade ago, according to an uncle.

Media sources reported Friday that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had a wife and a three-year-old daughter.

He was pronounced dead at approximately 1:35 a.m. Friday, April 19, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after engaging with officers the night before in a firefight. His brother, who is now in police custody, is currently being treated at Mass General Hospital for injuries reportedly sustained in the firefight the night before.

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